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Table 2 Results of multivariable logistic regression modelling the association with presence of any disability

From: Distribution and determinants of functioning and disability in aged adults - results from the German KORA-Age study

Variables

Odds ratio

95% CI

Age at Examination

1.12

[1.11; 1.14]

Sex (ref = male)

2.49

[2.06; 3.02]

Marital Status (ref = unmarried)

  

divorced

0.61

[0.36; 1.03]

widowed

0.57

[0.37; 0.89]

married

0.58

[0.38; 0.89]

Education (per year)

0.98

[0.94; 1.02]

Per Capita Income in €1000

0.70

[0.58; 0.83]

Smoking (ref = never)

  

former

1.16

[0.97; 1.38]

occasional

2.44

[0.96; 6.28]

regular

0.87

[0.60; 1.25]

Alcohol abstinence (ref = not abstinent)

1.11

[0.89; 1.39]

Malnutrition index

0.93

[0.92; 0.95]

Physical Activity (ref = not active)

0.55

[0.47; 0.65]

Body Mass Index

1.07

[1.05; 1.09]

Diseases

  

Pulmonal disease (ref = no)

1.63

[1.26; 2.11]

Joint disease (ref = no)

2.36

[1.91; 2.91]

Gastrointestinal disease (ref = no)

1.52

[1.16; 2.00]

Heart disease (ref = no)

1.31

[1.09; 1.56]

Stroke (ref = no)

2.68

[1.93; 3.74]

Kidney disease (ref = no)

1.52

[1.00; 2.33]

Liver disease (ref = no)

1.06

[0.62; 1.82]

Cancer (ref = no)

1.38

[0.95; 2.00]

Diabetes (ref = no)

1.28

[1.03; 1.57]

Fracture in last 5 years (ref = no)

1.44

[1.11; 1.88]

Neurologic Disease (ref = no)

2.98

[1.90; 4.75]

Eye Disease (ref = no)

1.23

[1.04; 1.45]